Re: Only variables or references can be returned by reference

Hi Folks: I'm sorry to be a pest. I'm very close to releasing the next version of the PEAR DB package and need an answer to this in order to complete the fixes. Thanks, --Dan On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 02:46:25PM -0500, Daniel Convissor wrote: > Hi Andi: > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 06:31:03PM +0200, Andi Gutmans wrote: > > That should be fine. The following isn't: > > > > function foo() { > > $x = 1; > > return $x; > > } > > > > function &bar() { > > return foo(); > > } > > > > Note: foo isn't returning by reference. > > Good. Can I ask one final clarification, please? Then the following > should be koser in PHP 4 and 5, right? > > function &execute() { > return new DB_result(); > } > > Or would we need to do this to ensure proper opration in both versions? > > function &execute() { > $tmp =& new DB_result(); > return $tmp; > } > > Or does the answer depend on what the constructor method does? Or...? > > Thanks, > > --Dan -- T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y data intensive web and database programming http://www.AnalysisAndSolutions.com/ 4015 7th Ave #4, Brooklyn NY 11232 v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409